Our IVF Campaign Partners

The following projects were funded in the same research campaign of the HGF: 

CoViPa:  The project "Virological and Immunological Determinants of COVID-19 Pathogenesis - Lessons for Preparing for Future Pandemics" (CoViPa) investigates the microbiological mechanisms by which the SARS-CoV-2 virus triggers disease processes in the body. To this end, seven Helmholtz centers have joined forces with partners from academia and industry. The researchers not only want to develop effective strategies for containing the current pandemic, but also refine the medical applications of robotics and high-throughput data analysis. They can be used, for example, to identify which other viruses carry the risk of spreading from animals to humans. The CoViPa team's findings will thus help us to be better prepared for future pandemic outbreaks. https://www.dkfz.de/en/covipa/covipa.html

LOKI:  The project "Local Early Warning System for Infection Outbreak Control" (LOKI) aims to better prevent and control infection outbreaks. To this end, five Helmholtz centers are developing early warning software together with partners from the public health sector. The software will help public health authorities detect local outbreaks at an early stage, model the probable course of the outbreak, and help inform appropriate regional measures. To this end, the researchers are compiling a vast wealth of data, ensuring that they are stored securely in accordance with data protection laws, as well as designing innovative computer models for analysis. LOKI is also monitoring global pandemic activity to identify particularly effective approaches and behaviors in other regions of the world.https://www.helmholtz.de/loki-pandemics

COCAP: COping CAPacity of nations facing systemic crisis – a global intercomparison exploring the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is a global crisis with enormous economic, social and environmental consequences. There is a broad consensus that the next pandemic is likely to be caused by a SARS-type virus again. Consequently, itis important to explore how to increase the coping capacity of nations facing such a systemic crisis in the future.

Based on a comprehensive and robust coupled epidemiological and socio-economic model system our project focuses on the key question: What are the essential success factors in coping with the present SARS-CoV-2 pandemic among nations and how can coping capacities be increased in various national configurations to better handle similar future crises?

The project will analyze the SARS-CoV-2 data at a global scale and subsequently select 6-10 nations in the OECD, Asia and Africa for a more detailed investigation. These analyses will be extremely relevant for policy makers, health agencies, technology developers and also the responsible community leaders who are responseable for  prevention and intervention measures for similar future pandemics. https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=48760

Please also see the main website on research campaigns at Helmholtz for further information: https://www.helmholtz.de/en/research/research-campaigns/